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  2. American frontier - Wikipedia

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    The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few ...

  3. Wild Bill Hickok - Wikipedia

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    Wild Bill: the true story of the American frontier's first gunfighter. St. Martin's Press, New York. ISBN 978-1-250-17379-9. DeMattos, Jack (1980). "Gunfighters of the Real West: Wild Bill Hickok." Real West, June 1980. Fisher, Linda A. and Carrie Bowers (2020). Agnes Lake Thatcher: Queen of the Circus, Wife of a Legend. University of Oklahoma ...

  4. Wild West Chronicles - Wikipedia

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    Wild West Chronicles is an American television series, which airs on INSP. The historical docudrama series follows the life of Bat Masterson, a newspaper reporter that traveled the frontier during the late 1800s to uncover stories about the Wild West. The show stars Jack Elliott as Masterson, with the first show airing in 2020. [1]

  5. 20 Towns Where the Lawless Wild West is Still Alive and Well

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    1. Cody, Wyoming. As its name suggests, Cody was founded by "Buffalo Bill" Cody himself. The discovery of oil fields and the founding of nearby Yellowstone National Park have ensured the town has ...

  6. Timeline of the American Old West - Wikipedia

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    The James–Younger Gang commits the first train robbery in the history of the West by derailing a locomotive of the Rock Island Line west of Adair, Iowa and stealing $3,000 from the express safe and passengers on board. [149] Dec "My Western Home", a poem by Dr. Brewster M. Higley, is first published in an issue of the Smith County Pioneer.

  7. 7 True Facts About Bass Reeves, a Legendary Cowboy of the ...

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    According to historians, Bass Reeves was the first black deputy U.S. marshal and captured 3,000 outlaws. Learn more facts ahead of 1883: The Bass Reeves Story.

  8. Tom Horn - Wikipedia

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    Famous Firearms of the Old West: From Wild Bill Hickok's Colt Revolvers to Geronimo's Winchester, Twelve Guns That Shaped Our History. Globe Pequot. pp. 121– 136. ISBN 978-0-7627-4508-1. Krakel, Dean, (1954). The Saga of Tom Horn: The Story of a Cattlemen's War: with Personal Narratives, Newspaper Accounts, and Official Documents and ...

  9. List of Old West gunfights - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Old West gunfights. Gunfights have left a lasting impression on American frontier history; many were retold and embellished by dime novels and magazines like Harper's Weekly during the late 19th and early 20th century. The most notable shootouts took place in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.